1.Comparison of in vitro Antibacterial Activity between Cefozopran and 3 Commonly Used Antibiotics
Hongxia ZHANG ; Xiang WANG ; Weishe LI
China Pharmacist 2014;(12):2162-2164
Objective:To evaluate the in vitro antibacterial effect of cefozopran on the clinical isolate bacteria to provide reference for its clinical use. Methods:An AGAR double dilution method was used to determine the in vitro antibacterial effect of cefozopran on 14 classes, 127 strains pathogenic bacteria isolated from the respiratory and urinary tract infections, and compared with that of 3 commonly used marketed antimicrobial agents. The parallel experiments were repeated for 3 times to observe the final results. Results: MIC50 of cefozopran against 7 kinds of clinical isolate G+ strains including Staphylococcus aureus, Pyogenic streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus, Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus ( MSSA) and Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus epidermidis ( MSSE ) was within the range of 0. 125 ~ 1 μg·ml-1 and MIC90 was within the range of 0. 5 ~ 8 μg · ml-1 . Average MIC of cefozopran against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Haemophilus influenzae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter cloacae was 0. 23,0. 21,0. 42,4. 74, 6. 31,8. 75 and 16. 35 μg ·ml-1 , respectively. Conclusion: Cefozopran shows obvious in vitro antibacterial effect on respiratory and urinary tract infection strains with significant antimicrobial activity in vitro.
2.Obstetrical management of fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Ping LI ; Xi YUAN ; Weishe ZHANG ; Yanhua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(1):65-70
Fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FAIT) is a severe perinatal complication, which can seriously affect fetal development, and may even lead to intrauterine hemorrhage and intrauterine death. There are controversies in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of the disease due to its low incidence and limited treatment experience. This paper reviews the progress to date in understanding the condition, incidence, screening of high-risk factors, prenatal and delivery management of FAIT based on domestic and foreign guidelines, in order to help obstetricians in the clinical management of FAIT.
3.Evidence-based evaluation of guidelines for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Qi WANG ; Weishe ZHANG ; Yiran FU ; Jingrui HUANG ; Qi LI
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(1):40-50
Objective:To quantitatively evaluate the guidelines for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) at home and abroad, and to provide a reference for the development of related guidelines in the future.Methods:Guidelines related to HDP published at home and abroad from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022 were retrieved from several databases, including CNKI, Wanfang Database, Yiigle, VIP Database, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science with the terms of "hypertension in pregnancy", "hypertensive disorders of pregnancy", "pre-eclampsia", "eclampsia", and "guidelines". The retrieved guidelines were evaluated with the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Ⅱ (AGREE Ⅱ) and Scientific, Transparent and Applicable Rankings (STAR) tool. According to the manual of AGREE Ⅱ two researchers graded the retrieved guidelines from six domains: scope and purpose, participants, rigor, clarity, applicability, and independence. Mean standardized score of each domain and the overall score were obtained. STAR tool was used to grade the guidelines by two researchers and one methodologist from 11 domains: registration, protocol, funding, working groups, conflicts of interest, clinical issues, evidence, consensus methods, recommendations, accessibility, and others.Results:A total of 19 related guidelines were included, covering six countries on three continents. The mean standardized scores of the 19 guidelines in the six domains of scope and purpose, participants, rigor, clarity, applicability, and independence using the AGREE II instrument were 73.98%, 63.16%, 59.98%, 66.37%, 56.36%, and 71.93%, respectively. Scores in the 11 domains of registration, protocol, funding, working groups, conflicts of interest, clinical issues, evidence, consensus methods, recommendations, accessibility, and others using the STAR tool were 0.00%, 0.00%, 76.15%, 39.87%, 58.92%, 65.19%, 60.80%, 49.78%, 78.95%, 30.89%, and 42.11%, respectively. According to the overall evaluation results, 12 guidelines were recommended and seven needed further modifications. It was found that most guidelines were unanimous in their recommendations on the prevention of preeclampsia with aspirin, medications for patients with severe hypertension, and the timing of pregnancy termination in preeclampsia patients, with the consensus rates of 10/13, 9/13, and 9/13, respectively. Besides, these recommendations were supported by substantial evidence.Conclusions:The overall quality of guidelines related to HDP at home and abroad is high, but there is still room for improvement. When developing relevant guidelines in the future, statisticians and methodologists should be included in the working groups to improve the evidence-based quality, and much attention should be paid to the disclosure of conflicts of interest guidelines. Registration and protocol are needed before publishing a guideline. The development of multiple versions for different users will conduce to improving the management of HDP.
4.Risk factors and sonographic findings associated with the type of placenta accreta spectrum disorders
Huijing ZHANG ; Ruochong DOU ; Li LIN ; Qianyun WANG ; Beier HUANG ; Xianlan ZHAO ; Dunjin CHEN ; Yiling DING ; Hongjuan DING ; Shihong CUI ; Weishe ZHANG ; Hong XIN ; Weirong GU ; Yali HU ; Guifeng DING ; Hongbo QI ; Ling FAN ; Yuyan MA ; Junli LU ; Yue YANG ; Li LIN ; Xiucui LUO ; Xiaohong ZHANG ; Shangrong FAN ; Huixia YANG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019;54(1):27-32
Objective To evaluate the risk factors and sonographic findings of pregnancies complicated by placenta increta or placenta percreta. Methods Totally, 2219 cases were retrospectively analyzed from 20 tertiary hospitals in China from January 2011 to December 2015. The data were collected based on the original case records. All cases were divided into two groups, the placenta increta (PI) group (79.1%, 1755/2219) and the placenta percreta (PP) group (20.9%, 464/2219), according to the degree of placental implantation. The risk factors and sonographic findings of placenta increta or percreta were analyzed by uni-factor and logistic regression statistic methods. Results The risk factors associated with the degree of placental implantation were age, gravida, previous abortion or miscarriage, previous cesarean sections, and placenta previa (all P<0.05), especially, previous cesarean sections (χ2=157.961) and placenta previa (χ2=91.759). Sonographic findings could be used to predict the degree of placental invasion especially the boundaries between placenta and uterine serosa, the boundary between placenta and myometrium, the disruption of the placental-uterine wall interface and loss of the normal retroplacental hypoechoic zone(all P<0.01). Conclusions Previous cesarean sections and placenta previa are the main independent risk factors associated with the degree of placenta implantation. Ultrasound could be used to make a prenatal suggestive diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum disorders.
5.A multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial comparing ergometrine with oxytocin and oxytocin alone for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage at cesarean section
Guolin HE ; Tianying PAN ; Xinghui LIU ; Jing HE ; Songying ZHANG ; Ling FENG ; Weishe ZHANG ; Jin HE ; Hong XIN ; Wei ZHOU ; Yinli CAO ; Xiaochun HE ; Li YAN ; Yiping YOU ; Hongyan CUI ; Fang FANG ; Xuxia LIANG ; Qinghua CAI ; Meng CHEN ; Tao LI ; Lin WU
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022;57(11):836-842
Objective:To compare oxytocin combined with ergometrine with oxytocin alone in terms of primary prophylaxis for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) at the time of cesarean section (CS).Methods:This was a multicenter double-blind randomized controlled interventional study comparing ergometrine combined with oxytocin and oxytocin alone administered at CS. From December 2018 to November 2019, a total of 298 parturients were enrolled in 16 hospitals nationwide. They were randomly divided into experimental group (ergometrine intra-myometrial injection following oxytocin intravenously; 148 cases) and control group (oxytocin intra-myometrial injection following oxytocin intravenously; 150 cases) according to 1∶1 random allocation. The following indexes were compared between the two groups: (1) main index: blood loss 2 hours (h) after delivery; (2) secondary indicators: postpartum blood loss at 6 h and 24 h, placental retention time, incidence of PPH, the proportion of additional use of uterine contraction drugs, hemostatic drugs or other hemostatic measures at 2 h and 24 h after delivery, the proportion requiring blood transfusion, and the proportion of prolonged hospital stay due to poor uterine involution; (3) safety indicators: nausea, vomiting, dizziness and other adverse reactions, and blood pressure at each time point of administration.Results:(1) The blood loss at 2 h after delivery in the experimental group [(402±18) ml] was less than that in the control group [(505±18) ml], and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). (2) The blood loss at 6 h and 24 h after delivery in the experimental group were less than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the incidence of PPH, the proportion of additional use of uterine contraction drugs, hemostatic drugs or other hemostatic measures at 2 h and 24 h after delivery, the proportion requiring blood transfusion, and the proportion of prolonged hospital stay due to poor uterine involution (all P>0.05). (3) Adverse reactions occurred in 2 cases (1.4%, 2/148) in the experimental group and 1 case (0.7%, 1/150) in the control group. There was no significant difference between the two groups ( P>0.05). The systolic blood pressure within 2.0 h and diastolic blood pressure within 1.5 h of drug administration in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05), but the blood pressure of the two groups were in the normal range. Conclusion:The use of ergometrine injection in CS could reduce the amount of PPH, which is safe and feasible.
6.Screening time and schedule for outpatients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
Texuan ZHU ; Qi LI ; Weishe ZHANG ; Jian HUANG ; Qiaozhen PENG ; Yuelan LIU ; Weinan WANG ; Xinhua WU ; Lijuan ZHANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2015;40(7):748-753
OBJECTIVE:
To identify the screening time and prepare a screening schedule for outpatients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP).
METHODS:
AFLP patients who admitted to Xiangya Hospital and the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China between November, 2006 and December, 2013, were retrospectively studied. The diagnosis of 78 AFLP patients met the domestic clinical and laboratory criteria and the Swansea criteria. Clinical and laboratory data obtained on admission were used for analysis. Contrastive analysis was conducted within our data and other large medical centers or general hospitals.
RESULTS:
The difference between domestic clinical and laboratory criteria and Swansea criteria in diagnosing AFLP patients in the 2 hospitals mentioned above was significant (P<0.05). The maternal mortality was 14.10% (11/78) and perinatal mortality was 17.95 % (14/78). The mean gestational age at delivery was 35.6 weeks. Based on the clinical and laboratory data, more than 85% of AFLP patients showed abnormal levels of transaminase, bilirubin, and white blood cells, as well as coagulation dysfunction. Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain and vomiting, jaundice, renal impairment and ascites or bright liver on ultrasound scan, were showed in 50%-85% of AFLP patients. Less than 50% of patients suffered from low blood sugar, high blood ammonia or hepatic encephalopathy.
CONCLUSION
The 34th gestation week might be important time for screening AFLP outpatients. Gastrointestinal symptoms, blood routine, liver function, and coagulant function tests are recommended as the first grade screening indicators. Renal function, blood sugar test, and abdominal ultrasound could be the second grade screening indicators for AFLP outpatients.
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7.Development of the Scientific, Transparent and Applicable Rankings (STAR) tool for clinical practice guidelines.
Nan YANG ; Hui LIU ; Wei ZHAO ; Yang PAN ; Xiangzheng LYU ; Xiuyuan HAO ; Xiaoqing LIU ; Wen'an QI ; Tong CHEN ; Xiaoqin WANG ; Boheng ZHANG ; Weishe ZHANG ; Qiu LI ; Dong XU ; Xinghua GAO ; Yinghui JIN ; Feng SUN ; Wenbo MENG ; Guobao LI ; Qijun WU ; Ze CHEN ; Xu WANG ; Janne ESTILL ; Susan L NORRIS ; Liang DU ; Yaolong CHEN ; Junmin WEI
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(12):1430-1438
BACKGROUND:
This study aimed to develop a comprehensive instrument for evaluating and ranking clinical practice guidelines, named Scientific, Transparent and Applicable Rankings tool (STAR), and test its reliability, validity, and usability.
METHODS:
This study set up a multidisciplinary working group including guideline methodologists, statisticians, journal editors, clinicians, and other experts. Scoping review, Delphi methods, and hierarchical analysis were used to develop the STAR tool. We evaluated the instrument's intrinsic and interrater reliability, content and criterion validity, and usability.
RESULTS:
STAR contained 39 items grouped into 11 domains. The mean intrinsic reliability of the domains, indicated by Cronbach's α coefficient, was 0.588 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.414, 0.762). Interrater reliability as assessed with Cohen's kappa coefficient was 0.774 (95% CI: 0.740, 0.807) for methodological evaluators and 0.618 (95% CI: 0.587, 0.648) for clinical evaluators. The overall content validity index was 0.905. Pearson's r correlation for criterion validity was 0.885 (95% CI: 0.804, 0.932). The mean usability score of the items was 4.6 and the median time spent to evaluate each guideline was 20 min.
CONCLUSION
The instrument performed well in terms of reliability, validity, and efficiency, and can be used for comprehensively evaluating and ranking guidelines.
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Humans